Date: 2026-02-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/472 of 23 February 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/472, dated February 23, 2026, amends Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 to update the representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors, specifically for egg albumin. The regulation is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation aims to reflect price variations according to origin based on regular monitoring data.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1484/95:**
* Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the new Annex included in this Regulation.
* The updated annex specifies the representative price and security under Article 3 for specific products.
* **Specific Product and Price Update:**
* For CN code 0408 91 80 (Eggs, not in shell, dried), the representative price is set at EUR 835,5 per 100 kg, with security under Article 3 at 0 EUR/100 kg, originating from AR.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This Regulation enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: European Commission**
* **Impact:** The Commission implements and enforces the updated regulation, ensuring compliance with the fixed representative prices for the specified products.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the updated data and prices are accurately implemented and monitored within the poultrymeat and egg sectors.
**Stakeholder: Importers/Traders in Poultrymeat and Egg Sectors**
* **Impact:** Affected by the updated representative prices for egg albumin, which may influence import duties and overall trade costs.
* **Action Required:** Adapt to the updated representative prices when importing or trading the affected products, specifically dried eggs not in shell.
**Stakeholder: EU Member States**
* **Impact:** Required to ensure that the regulation is directly applicable within their respective jurisdictions.
* **Action Required:** Implement the regulation and enforce the updated representative prices and related import duties.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EC) No 1484/95: Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, which is amended by this regulation.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: The foundational treaty providing the legal basis for the EU's legislative actions.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Regulation (EU) No 510/2014: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/472 27.2.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/472
of 23 February 2026
amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and
egg sectors and for egg albumin
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 183, point (b),
thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying
down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and
repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009(2), and in particular Article 5(6), point (a),
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional
import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg
albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of
variations in price according to origin.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made
available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj.
(2) OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/510/oj.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional
import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation
No 163/67/EEC (OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1995/1484/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/472/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 27.2.2026
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2026.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Elisabeth WERNER
Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
Development
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/472/ojEN
OJ L, 27.2.2026
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
Representative price Security under Article 3
CN code Description Origin(1)
(EUR/100 kg) (EUR/100 kg)
0408 91 80 Eggs, not in shell, dried 835,5 0 AR
(1) Nomenclature laid down by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470 of 12 October 2020 on the nomenclature of
countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods and on the geographical breakdown for other
business statistics (OJ L 334, 13.10.2020, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1470/oj).’
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/472/oj 3/3